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Residents of Cooper Landing protested the lease of a one-acre parcel to a company that will batch concrete for the Cooper Landing Bypass project. After the Borough Assembly approved the lease, residents called on the mayor to veto it, but he declined to do so on Tuesday, saying he'd meet with residents to discuss safety.
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A company will use the site to batch concrete for the Cooper Landing bypass and Juneau Creek Bridge projects, but nearby residents say they're concerned about the safety of trucks accessing the site, which is located on a rural road near Cooper Landing Emergency Services.
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Recent high winds and rapidly changing weather in Southcentral increase the potential for avalanches in the backcountry.
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The donation-funded department is training a new group of volunteers in basic firefighting. The equipment costs more than $10,000 per person.
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A 1,000-acre borough-managed parcel near Cooper Landing has been the subject of a master plan study. Based on that study's recommendation, the borough classified the parcel as a site for resource development and recreation.
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Chugach Electric sent an email to customers last Friday, apologizing for recent excessive power outages. Residents say a lack of local maintenance workers extends the length of outages, and the utility says it's looking into the possibility of local linemen.
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The donation-funded department received $4,500 from the Seward Community Foundation to buy water rescue equipment.
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This summer, Kenaitze Tribe officials say archaeologists and cultural observers found stone tools, animal bones and the impressions of homes along the path of the Sterling Highway bypass project.
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Just over a week from the start of the school year, the Moose Pass School was lacking a principal and an instructional aide. The district worked to fill those roles at the last minute, but some worry about larger recruitment issues for small community schools.
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The Alaska Department of Transportation says it will have to seek outside funding sources to make up for dramatically increased cost estimates for the bypass project.